On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 17:17, P at draigBrady.com wrote:
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> 10 seconds to boot Linux. That's pretty bad actually, see:
>http://www.linux.ie/old-list/47528.html> Also windows XP isn't too slow itself at booting from what I've heard.
Don't shoot me but I have a dual-boot WinXP/Fedora Core 1.0 setup at
home with Grub boot loader.
System is an AMD Athlon 2400+
Sadly WinXP boots *much* faster - maybe a factor of 3. I have eliminated
most of the services I dont need - any other tips?
John
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